Osterholm Update

<p>In this episode, Dr. Osterholm discusses the Roadmap for Living with COVID-19 and what our next normal could look like, the state of the pandemic in China, the United States, and around the world, and ways that immunocompromised people can protect themselves in indoor settings.</p> <p>Email us your questions: <a href="mailto:OsterholmUpdate@umn.edu">OsterholmUpdate@umn.edu</a><br /> A Roadmap for Living with COVID: <a href="https://www.covidroadmap.org/">https://www.covidroadmap.org/</a><br /> How did this many deaths become normal? (Ed Yong): <a href="https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2022/03/covid-us-death-rate/626972/">https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2022/03/covid-us-death-rate/…</a></p>

<p>In &quot;What the World Needs,&quot; Dr. Osterholm discusses the new CDC guidance, provides an update on the trajectory of the pandemic nationally and internationally, discusses new data on vaccine efficacy in 5- to 11-year-olds, examines new research on the origins of SARS-CoV-2, and answers a COVID Query about Ukraine. </p> <p>Email us your questions: <a href="mailto:OsterholmUpdate@umn.edu">OsterholmUpdate@umn.edu</a><br /> Sheree&#039;s beautiful place: cidrap.umn.edu/sherees-beautiful-place</p>

<p>In &quot;Shifting Baselines,&quot; Dr. Osterholm covers the trajectory of the pandemic amidst a decline in cases, the BA2 subvariant, hospitalizations in children, and his decision to return to the Joe Rogan Experience podcast.</p> <p>Email us your questions: <a href="mailto:OsterholmUpdate@umn.edu">OsterholmUpdate@umn.edu</a></p> <p>Michael&#039;s Beautiful Place: <a href="https://www.cidrap.umn.edu/michaels-beautiful-place">https://www.cidrap.umn.edu/michaels-beautiful-place</a></p> <p>Transcript: <a href="https://www.cidrap.umn.edu/ep-92-transcript">https://www.cidrap.umn.edu/ep-92-transcript</a></p>

<p>In this episode, Dr. Osterholm and Chris Dall discuss the low uptake of antiviral treatments, the newest data on booster doses, and how the rest of the Omicron surge might play out in the US and globally.</p> <p>Email us your questions: <a href="mailto:OsterholmUpdate@umn.edu">OsterholmUpdate@umn.edu</a></p> <p>Paul&#039;s Beautiful Place: <a href="https://www.cidrap.umn.edu/pauls-beautiful-place">https://www.cidrap.umn.edu/pauls-beautiful-place</a></p> <p>Transcript: <a href="https://www.cidrap.umn.edu/ep-91-transcript">https://www.cidrap.umn.edu/ep-91-transcript</a></p>

<p>In this episode, Dr. Osterholm and Chris Dall discuss the decline in Omicron cases in the US and internationally, what we know about the BA2 subvariant, and the mistakes that have been made in communicating about masks and vaccines to the public.</p> <p>Email us your questions: <a href="mailto:OsterholmUpdate@umn.edu">OsterholmUpdate@umn.edu</a></p> <p>Transcript now available: <a href="https://www.cidrap.umn.edu/ep-90-transcript">https://www.cidrap.umn.edu/ep-90-transcript</a></p> <p>Diane&#039;s Beautiful Place: <a href="https://www.cidrap.umn.edu/dianes-beautiful-place">https://www.cidrap.umn.edu/dianes-beautiful-place</a></p> <p>Browse the podcast and CIDRAP merchandise store: <a href="https://www.mnalumnimarket.com/collections/cidrap?utm_source=website&amp;utm_medium=website&amp;utm_campaign=CIDRAPpodcast&amp;utm_content=CIDRAP">https://www.mnalumnimarket.com/collections/cidrap?utm_source=website&amp;ut…</a></p>

<p>In this episode, Chris Dall and Dr. Osterholm discuss the BA2 subvariant, the data on booster dose effectiveness, and the challenges with understanding what immunity from vaccination and natural infection really means.</p> <p>Ed&#039;s Beautiful Place: <a href="https://www.cidrap.umn.edu/eds-beautiful-place">https://www.cidrap.umn.edu/eds-beautiful-place</a></p> <p>Transcript: <a href="https://www.cidrap.umn.edu/ep-89-transcript">https://www.cidrap.umn.edu/ep-89-transcript</a></p> <p>Email us your questions: <a href="mailto:OsterholmUpdate@umn.edu">OsterholmUpdate@umn.edu</a></p> <p>Browse the podcast and CIDRAP merchandise store: <a href="https://www.mnalumnimarket.com/collections/cidrap?utm_source=website&amp;utm_medium=website&amp;utm_campaign=CIDRAPpodcast&amp;utm_content=CIDRAP">https://www.mnalumnimarket.com/collections/cidrap?utm_source=website&amp;ut…</a></p>

<p>In this episode, Dr. Osterholm and Chris Dall discuss the trajectory of Omicron in the US and abroad, China&#039;s zero-COVID policy, how the Biden Administration has responded to the US surge in cases, and a review of what we know about long COVID at this point.</p> <p>Email us your questions: <a href="mailto:OsterholmUpdate@umn.edu">OsterholmUpdate@umn.edu</a></p> <p>Bob&#039;s Beautiful Place: cidrap.umn.edu/bobs-happy-place</p> <p>Browse the podcast and CIDRAP merchandise store: <a href="https://www.mnalumnimarket.com/collections/cidrap?utm_source=website&amp;utm_medium=website&amp;utm_campaign=CIDRAPpodcast&amp;utm_content=CIDRAP">https://www.mnalumnimarket.com/collections/cidrap?utm_source=website&amp;ut…</a></p> <p>Transcript now available: <a href="https://www.cidrap.umn.edu/ep-88-transcript">https://www.cidrap.umn.edu/ep-88-transcript</a></p>

<p>This week&#039;s episode covers the future of the Omicron wave in the US and across the world, the potential need for a fourth dose of vaccine, and the reality of school closures during the current surge in cases.</p> <p>Email us your questions: <a href="mailto:OsterholmUpdate@umn.edu">OsterholmUpdate@umn.edu</a></p> <p>Nissa&#039;s Beautiful Place: <a href="https://www.cidrap.umn.edu/nissas-beautiful-place">https://www.cidrap.umn.edu/nissas-beautiful-place</a></p> <p>Washington Post Op-Ed: <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/01/12/its-time-acknowledge-reality-many-schools-will-likely-have-close-because-omicron">https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/01/12/its-time-acknowledge…</a></p> <p>Browse the podcast and CIDRAP merchandise store: <a href="https://www.mnalumnimarket.com/collections/cidrap?utm_source=website&amp;utm_medium=website&amp;utm_campaign=CIDRAPpodcast&amp;utm_content=CIDRAP">https://www.mnalumnimarket.com/collections/cidrap?utm_source=website&amp;ut…</a></p>

<p>This week, Dr. Osterholm and host Chris Dall discuss Omicron&#039;s impact in the United States and elsewhere, and what our “new normal” of life with COVID should be. They also talk about how the Omicron variant is affecting kids, make sense of what the current hospitalization numbers really mean, and answer two COVID queries on testing.</p> <p>Email us your questions: <a href="mailto:OsterholmUpdate@umn.edu">OsterholmUpdate@umn.edu</a></p> <p>Transcript: <a href="https://www.cidrap.umn.edu/ep-86-transcript">https://www.cidrap.umn.edu/ep-86-transcript</a></p>

<p>In &quot;Smart Testing in the Omicron Surge,&quot; Dr. Osterholm analyzes the data on the severity of the Omicron variant, the rise in hospitalizations, the effectiveness of rapid antigen tests, and the new testing strategies being implemented across the US.</p> <p>Email us your questions: <a href="mailto:OsterholmUpdate@umn.edu">OsterholmUpdate@umn.edu</a></p>